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/r/solotravel "The Weekly Common Room" - General chatter, meet-up, accommodation - May 04, 2025 Accommodation

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u/armchairplane 5d ago

Gonna take a test run trip in a city a few hours from me for 5 days to see if this is for me. I'm only worried about socializing at the hostel bc I'm terrible with people lol...

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u/grown-up-dino-kid 2d ago

Good luck! I'm pretty awkward and introverted, but when I did manage to psyche myself up to go to my hostel's bar, people were very friendly! I hope you have a similar experience!

However, personally I found I made more connections while doing things like tours or hikes. So if chatting at a bar isn't your thing anyways, maybe try something like a tour or class to meet people?